Where in Britain does the Ford Kuga fail its MOT most?
Across Britain, 19.8% of 1,330,203 initial MOT tests (first attempts) of the Ford Kuga failed in 2019–2024. It fails most in Plymouth (PL): 26.8% against 19.7% elsewhere (+7.1 points). It does best in Nottingham (NG), −5.1 points. Area rates are not age-adjusted.
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · Ford Kuga MOT statistics · check a Ford Kuga by registration
Ford Kuga in every postcode area with 100+ tests
From the largest excess over the rest of Britain to the largest shortfall.
| Area | Failed here, % | Rest of Britain, % | Difference, points | 95% interval | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth (PL) | 26.8 | 19.7 | +7.1 | +6.3 to +7.9 | 12,682 |
| Dundee (DD) | 25.2 | 19.7 | +5.4 | +4.3 to +6.6 | 5,631 |
| Kirkcaldy (KY) | 25.0 | 19.7 | +5.3 | +4.4 to +6.2 | 9,220 |
| Salisbury (SP) | 24.6 | 19.7 | +4.9 | +3.8 to +6.0 | 5,813 |
| Lerwick (ZE) | 24.6 | 19.7 | +4.8 | +0.8 to +8.8 | 440 (rough estimate) |
| Truro (TR) | 24.5 | 19.7 | +4.8 | +3.5 to +6.1 | 4,322 |
| Torquay (TQ) | 24.4 | 19.7 | +4.6 | +3.4 to +5.9 | 4,753 |
| Gloucester (GL) | 24.3 | 19.7 | +4.6 | +3.9 to +5.3 | 15,902 |
| Brighton (BN) | 24.2 | 19.7 | +4.5 | +3.7 to +5.4 | 10,267 |
| Exeter (EX) | 24.1 | 19.7 | +4.4 | +3.5 to +5.2 | 9,991 |
| Aberdeen (AB) | 24.0 | 19.7 | +4.3 | +3.6 to +5.0 | 15,978 |
| Perth (PH) | 23.5 | 19.7 | +3.8 | +2.7 to +4.9 | 5,834 |
| Cardiff (CF) | 23.4 | 19.7 | +3.7 | +3.2 to +4.2 | 26,903 |
| Bournemouth (BH) | 23.2 | 19.7 | +3.5 | +2.6 to +4.4 | 8,334 |
| Darlington (DL) | 23.1 | 19.7 | +3.4 | +2.5 to +4.3 | 8,186 |
| Cleveland (TS) | 22.8 | 19.7 | +3.1 | +2.4 to +3.8 | 12,924 |
| Guildford (GU) | 22.7 | 19.7 | +3.0 | +2.2 to +3.7 | 11,366 |
| Bristol (BS) | 22.5 | 19.7 | +2.8 | +2.2 to +3.4 | 17,700 |
| Carlisle (CA) | 22.5 | 19.7 | +2.8 | +2.0 to +3.5 | 11,972 |
| Portsmouth (PO) | 22.4 | 19.7 | +2.7 | +2.0 to +3.3 | 16,548 |
| Taunton (TA) | 22.4 | 19.7 | +2.6 | +1.7 to +3.5 | 7,777 |
| Southampton (SO) | 22.2 | 19.7 | +2.5 | +1.8 to +3.2 | 12,751 |
| Sunderland (SR) | 21.8 | 19.7 | +2.1 | +0.8 to +3.3 | 4,038 |
| Swansea (SA) | 21.8 | 19.7 | +2.0 | +1.5 to +2.6 | 21,278 |
| Lancaster (LA) | 21.7 | 19.7 | +2.0 | +1.1 to +2.9 | 7,958 |
| Blackpool (FY) | 21.7 | 19.7 | +1.9 | +0.7 to +3.1 | 4,582 |
| Hull (HU) | 21.6 | 19.7 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.6 | 11,833 |
| Newport (NP) | 21.5 | 19.7 | +1.8 | +1.1 to +2.5 | 13,223 |
| Northampton (NN) | 21.5 | 19.7 | +1.7 | +1.2 to +2.3 | 19,369 |
| Bath (BA) | 21.4 | 19.7 | +1.7 | +0.8 to +2.5 | 9,606 |
| Llandrindod Wells (LD) | 21.4 | 19.7 | +1.7 | −0.2 to +3.6 | 1,794 |
| Inverness (IV) | 21.2 | 19.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 to +2.4 | 8,386 |
| Dudley (DY) | 21.2 | 19.7 | +1.5 | +0.6 to +2.3 | 8,890 |
| Edinburgh (EH) | 21.1 | 19.7 | +1.4 | +0.7 to +2.1 | 14,031 |
| Cambridge (CB) | 21.1 | 19.7 | +1.4 | +0.4 to +2.3 | 6,714 |
| Shrewsbury (SY) | 21.1 | 19.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.2 | 9,306 |
| Outer Hebrides (HS) | 21.0 | 19.8 | +1.3 | −2.1 to +4.7 | 556 |
| Walsall (WS) | 21.0 | 19.7 | +1.3 | +0.5 to +2.0 | 11,405 |
| Dorchester (DT) | 21.0 | 19.7 | +1.2 | −0.1 to +2.6 | 3,682 |
| Swindon (SN) | 20.9 | 19.7 | +1.2 | +0.4 to +2.0 | 9,363 |
| Milton Keynes (MK) | 20.9 | 19.7 | +1.1 | +0.3 to +1.9 | 9,292 |
| Preston (PR) | 20.7 | 19.7 | +1.0 | +0.1 to +1.8 | 9,509 |
| Chester (CH) | 20.7 | 19.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 12,537 |
| Oxford (OX) | 20.7 | 19.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 13,620 |
| Canterbury (CT) | 20.6 | 19.7 | +0.9 | +0.1 to +1.7 | 10,583 |
| Tonbridge (TN) | 20.6 | 19.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 14,416 |
| Llandudno (LL) | 20.6 | 19.7 | +0.9 | +0.2 to +1.6 | 14,420 |
| Bradford (BD) | 20.4 | 19.7 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.5 | 9,481 |
| Glasgow (G) | 20.4 | 19.7 | +0.6 | +0.1 to +1.2 | 18,467 |
| Manchester (M) | 20.3 | 19.7 | +0.6 | −0.2 to +1.4 | 10,881 |
| Motherwell (ML) | 20.3 | 19.7 | +0.6 | −0.3 to +1.5 | 7,750 |
| York (YO) | 20.1 | 19.7 | +0.4 | −0.3 to +1.1 | 14,611 |
| Falkirk (FK) | 20.1 | 19.7 | +0.4 | −0.7 to +1.4 | 5,456 |
| Lincoln (LN) | 20.1 | 19.7 | +0.3 | −0.6 to +1.2 | 7,367 |
| Redhill (RH) | 20.1 | 19.7 | +0.3 | −0.4 to +1.1 | 10,960 |
| Telford (TF) | 20.0 | 19.7 | +0.3 | −0.9 to +1.5 | 4,414 |
| Newcastle (NE) | 19.9 | 19.7 | +0.1 | −0.4 to +0.6 | 25,458 |
| Paisley (PA) | 19.8 | 19.8 | +0.1 | −0.8 to +0.9 | 8,391 |
| Harrogate (HG) | 19.8 | 19.8 | −0.0 | −1.6 to +1.6 | 2,309 |
| Medway (ME) | 19.7 | 19.8 | −0.1 | −0.6 to +0.5 | 18,995 |
| Ipswich (IP) | 19.6 | 19.8 | −0.1 | −0.7 to +0.4 | 18,974 |
| Slough (SL) | 19.5 | 19.8 | −0.2 | −1.3 to +0.8 | 5,358 |
| Leeds (LS) | 19.5 | 19.8 | −0.3 | −0.9 to +0.4 | 14,090 |
| Colchester (CO) | 19.4 | 19.8 | −0.4 | −1.0 to +0.3 | 16,070 |
| Hemel Hempstead (HP) | 19.4 | 19.8 | −0.4 | −1.2 to +0.4 | 9,807 |
| Uxbridge (UB) | 19.3 | 19.8 | −0.4 | −1.8 to +0.9 | 3,351 |
| Kilmarnock (KA) | 19.3 | 19.8 | −0.5 | −1.3 to +0.3 | 9,405 |
| Wigan (WN) | 19.3 | 19.8 | −0.5 | −1.4 to +0.5 | 6,927 |
| London SW (SW) | 19.2 | 19.8 | −0.5 | −2.2 to +1.2 | 2,136 |
| Wolverhampton (WV) | 19.2 | 19.8 | −0.6 | −1.5 to +0.3 | 7,546 |
| Liverpool (L) | 19.1 | 19.8 | −0.6 | −1.1 to −0.2 | 25,462 |
| Kirkwall (KW) | 19.1 | 19.8 | −0.7 | −2.4 to +1.1 | 2,032 |
| Worcester (WR) | 19.1 | 19.8 | −0.7 | −1.6 to +0.2 | 7,593 |
| Durham (DH) | 19.1 | 19.8 | −0.7 | −1.6 to +0.2 | 7,588 |
| Stockport (SK) | 19.0 | 19.8 | −0.7 | −1.4 to −0.1 | 12,446 |
| Watford (WD) | 19.0 | 19.8 | −0.8 | −2.2 to +0.6 | 2,971 |
| Leicester (LE) | 19.0 | 19.8 | −0.8 | −1.2 to −0.3 | 27,248 |
| Warrington (WA) | 19.0 | 19.8 | −0.8 | −1.3 to −0.2 | 19,190 |
| Huddersfield (HD) | 18.9 | 19.8 | −0.9 | −2.1 to +0.3 | 4,332 |
| Chelmsford (CM) | 18.8 | 19.8 | −1.0 | −1.4 to −0.6 | 31,369 |
| Bolton (BL) | 18.7 | 19.8 | −1.1 | −1.9 to −0.2 | 7,971 |
| Halifax (HX) | 18.7 | 19.8 | −1.1 | −2.5 to +0.4 | 2,654 |
| Luton (LU) | 18.7 | 19.8 | −1.1 | −2.1 to −0.1 | 5,618 |
| London NW (NW) | 18.7 | 19.8 | −1.1 | −2.4 to +0.3 | 3,214 |
| Birmingham (B) | 18.6 | 19.8 | −1.2 | −1.6 to −0.8 | 35,732 |
| Stoke-on-Trent (ST) | 18.4 | 19.8 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.7 | 15,570 |
| Oldham (OL) | 18.4 | 19.8 | −1.4 | −2.3 to −0.5 | 7,890 |
| Doncaster (DN) | 18.4 | 19.8 | −1.4 | −2.0 to −0.9 | 21,128 |
| Blackburn (BB) | 18.3 | 19.8 | −1.5 | −2.2 to −0.7 | 10,004 |
| Southend-on-Sea (SS) | 18.2 | 19.8 | −1.6 | −2.0 to −1.1 | 31,672 |
| Hereford (HR) | 18.1 | 19.8 | −1.7 | −2.7 to −0.7 | 5,576 |
| Harrow (HA) | 18.0 | 19.8 | −1.8 | −3.1 to −0.4 | 3,147 |
| Sutton (SM) | 18.0 | 19.8 | −1.8 | −3.6 to +0.0 | 1,754 |
| Norwich (NR) | 18.0 | 19.8 | −1.8 | −2.3 to −1.3 | 22,488 |
| Crewe (CW) | 17.8 | 19.8 | −2.0 | −2.7 to −1.2 | 10,505 |
| Peterborough (PE) | 17.8 | 19.8 | −2.0 | −2.5 to −1.6 | 27,264 |
| Derby (DE) | 17.7 | 19.8 | −2.1 | −2.6 to −1.6 | 22,627 |
| Galashiels (TD) | 17.7 | 19.8 | −2.1 | −3.3 to −0.8 | 3,484 |
| Dartford (DA) | 17.7 | 19.8 | −2.1 | −2.8 to −1.4 | 10,902 |
| Reading (RG) | 17.6 | 19.8 | −2.2 | −2.7 to −1.6 | 17,946 |
| Croydon (CR) | 17.5 | 19.8 | −2.2 | −3.4 to −1.1 | 4,422 |
| London N (N) | 17.5 | 19.8 | −2.3 | −3.9 to −0.7 | 2,186 |
| Sheffield (S) | 17.5 | 19.8 | −2.3 | −2.7 to −1.9 | 35,774 |
| Stevenage (SG) | 17.4 | 19.8 | −2.4 | −3.1 to −1.6 | 9,550 |
| Coventry (CV) | 17.4 | 19.8 | −2.4 | −2.9 to −1.8 | 19,381 |
| Wakefield (WF) | 17.4 | 19.8 | −2.4 | −3.0 to −1.8 | 16,687 |
| London W (W) | 17.2 | 19.8 | −2.6 | −5.3 to +0.1 | 750 |
| Dumfries (DG) | 16.1 | 19.8 | −3.6 | −4.7 to −2.5 | 4,321 |
| St Albans (AL) | 15.9 | 19.8 | −3.8 | −5.0 to −2.7 | 3,920 |
| Bromley (BR) | 15.9 | 19.8 | −3.8 | −4.8 to −2.8 | 5,317 |
| Enfield (EN) | 15.8 | 19.8 | −4.0 | −4.9 to −3.1 | 6,184 |
| London SE (SE) | 15.6 | 19.8 | −4.2 | −5.2 to −3.2 | 5,068 |
| Kingston upon Thames (KT) | 15.4 | 19.8 | −4.4 | −5.2 to −3.5 | 7,375 |
| Twickenham (TW) | 15.3 | 19.8 | −4.5 | −5.5 to −3.5 | 5,020 |
| London E (E) | 14.9 | 19.8 | −4.8 | −6.0 to −3.7 | 3,968 |
| Ilford (IG) | 14.9 | 19.8 | −4.9 | −5.7 to −4.0 | 6,976 |
| Romford (RM) | 14.8 | 19.8 | −5.1 | −5.6 to −4.6 | 22,108 |
| Nottingham (NG) | 14.8 | 19.9 | −5.1 | −5.5 to −4.8 | 39,911 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,330,203 (initial tests) · Method: postcode area of the testing station against the same model's tests elsewhere in Britain, difference of two proportions with a 95% interval; named at 3+ points with the interval clear of zero; not age-adjusted · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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